Evansville ran out of pitchers during Sunday night’s third and deciding NCAA tournament super regional game at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
Tennessee certainly didn’t run out of hitters.
The top-seeded Volunteers are headed to the College World Series for the third time in four seasons after racking up seven home runs in a 12-1 pounding of the Purple Aces.
Christian Moore cleared the porches beyond left field in the first inning, with Dean Curley and Dalton Bargo providing back-to-back blasts to ignite Tennessee’s four-run second inning that enabled the Vols to grab a 5-1 lead before their delighted faithful.
“Congrats to our fans,” Tennessee coach Tony Vitello said afterward in a news conference. “That’s the loudest it’s ever been in here.”